CLEM DAWE'S REVUE COMPANY.

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 23, 27 July 1934, Page 3

CLEM DAWE'S REVUE COMPANY.

Friday night, at the St. James iheatra, Clem Dawe, the comedian will reappear, together witli his new revue company of over 30 international artists in the .London and New York extravaganza Strike Up the Band," in which "they achieved triumphs during.their record senson in Auckland. "It is easy," wrote an Auckland critic, "to be enthusiastic about the whole production of 'Strike Up the Band,' for it is undoubtedly the best of its kind ever staged in New Zealand. Clem Daive figures".'in a succession of hilarious episodes. --IR> spares nobody. Footballers, _ wrestlers, the orchestra, lotteries, gossip, journals, the audience itself—all are fair game for the comedian's brilliant wit. Whether he is a pathetic invalid, the owner of a new motor-car, the ludicrous fireman, the newsvendor, the school-master,-or-an eccentric doctor, he is always .the perfect artist." But although Clem Dawe dominates the production, the other performers contribute to the excellence of the entertainment. Other items are Dorothy White's specialty number entitled "Songs That are Gay"; the concerted songs of Miss Muriel O'Malley and Miss Ann Luciano; tho violin, playing of Gregory Ivnnoff: and the robust songs of Cliff O'Keefe. Then there are the vivacity of Edna Moncrieff, the thrilling adagio dancing of Halliday and Watson, and the performances of Joe Shriner, Les White, Eric Edgley, and Edna Luscombe; and the brilliant singing of Ralph Daly, tenor, Tho work of the ballet is an outstanding feature of the production.